CONSUMER REPORTS INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: CONSUMER REPORTS INC (EIN 13-1776434)
Tax period: 2017-06-01 to 2018-05-31
Filed: 2019-04-08
IRS object ID: 201910989349300641
Schema version: 2017v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-04-08T14:31:32-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-05-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KPMG LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	345 Park Avenue	AddressLine1Txt
City	New York	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	101540102	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-06-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	131776434	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CONSUMER REPORTS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% MR MICHAEL MARTIN CPA	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	CONS	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9143782000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	101 TRUMAN AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	YONKERS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	107031044	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ERIC WAYNE	PersonNm
Person Title	VP And CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9143782000	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-04-02	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MARY-EVELYN ANTONETTI	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00431862	PTIN
Phone	2127589700	PhoneNum
Preparation	2019-04-02	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	167.68.102.5	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Federal Original Submission Id	13407320190985000064	FederalOriginalSubmissionId
Federal Original Submission Id	2019-04-08	FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	B6FCF82BEABEFE34E0FDF52285CC399CF3EF2470	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	DA4F556549C95AEC1A4590AB9843AE87D4A12B12	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MARTA L TELLADO	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	101 TRUMAN AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	YONKERS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	107031057	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$265,357,010	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1936	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	WE ARE AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS SIDE BY SIDE WITH CONSUMERS TO CREATE A FAIRER, SAFER, AND HEALTHIER WORLD.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	17	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	17	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	743	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	20	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$5,945,648	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$1,817,373	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$35,414,377	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$28,650,376	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$204,980,085	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$205,372,594	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$8,025,401	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$13,444,352	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,012,340	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$982,717	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$249,432,203	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$248,450,039	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$172,475	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$220,703	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$96,403,002	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$102,919,040	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$56,215	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$432,058	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$12,026,955	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$150,917,579	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$149,442,325	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$247,549,271	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$253,014,126	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,882,932	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$4,564,087	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$417,242,483	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$417,239,171	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$242,952,874	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$248,933,023	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$174,289,609	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$168,306,148	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	WE ARE AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS SIDE BY SIDE WITH CONSUMERS TO CREATE A FAIRER, SAFER, AND HEALTHIER WORLD.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$199,062,418	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$205,532,688	RevenueAmt
Desc	CONSUMER INFORMATION, PRODUCT INFORMATION. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$15,967,812	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$220,703	GrantAmt
Desc	EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY PROGRAMS FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$215,030,230	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (true)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (true)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (true)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (true)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (true)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	323	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	743	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (true)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	CA	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	17	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	17	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (true)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (true)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (true)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AZ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	LA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MR MICHAEL MARTIN CPA	PersonNm
Phone	9143782000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	101 TRUMAN AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	YONKERS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	107031044	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (37 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
ANNETTE LOVOI
CHAIR 10/27/2017	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS C VOICE
VICE CHAIR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOAQUIN ALVARADO
SECRETARY	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARTIN SCHNEIDER
TREASURER	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DIANE ARCHER
CHAIR THRU 10/27/2017	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARCIA ARONOFF
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT E BAENSCH
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH A COWAN
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HEATHER MCGHEE
DIRECTOR THRU 10/27/2017	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
EDMUND MIERZWINSKI
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CRAIG NEWMARK
DIRECTOR THRU 10/27/2017	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILLARD P OGBURN
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
A YESIM ORHUN
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BETSY D SCOLNIK
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANDREW SHARPLESS
DIRECTOR 10/25/2017	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICAH L SIFRY
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CALVIN SIMS
DIRECTOR 10/25/2017	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LATANYA SWEENEY
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELLEN TAUS
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS A WATHEN
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARTA L TELLADO
PRESIDENT & CEO	45.0	0.2		$663,378	$0	$49,680	Yes (X)
STEVEN SCHWARTZ
VP & GEN. COUNSEL THRU 2/29/18	45.0	0.0		$437,906	$0	$46,937	Yes (X)
ERIC WAYNE
VP & CFO	45.0	0.2		$337,636	$0	$61,778	Yes (X)
LEONORA WIENER
SR. VP, BRAND & STRATEGY	45.0	0.1		$454,055	$0	$54,487	Yes (X)
LISA CRIBARI
VP, HUMAN RESOURCES	45.0	0.0		$316,077	$0	$51,047		Yes (X)
BRENT DIAMOND
VP, CONSUMER DATA & MKT OPS	45.0	0.0		$369,466	$0	$66,276		Yes (X)
JASON FOX
VP, CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER	45.0	0.0		$394,327	$0	$67,674		Yes (X)
LIAM MCCORMACK
VP, RESEARCH TESTING & INSIGHT	45.0	0.0		$378,786	$0	$57,471		Yes (X)
KIMBERLY STEHLE
VP, CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER	45.0	0.0		$361,515	$0	$31,245		Yes (X)
GWENDOLYN BOUNDS
VP, CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER	45.0	0.0		$360,905	$0	$47,911			Yes (X)
AL RIZZOTTI
DIR.,FAC. MGMT. THRU 5/23/2017	45.0	0.0		$336,612	$0	$19,622			Yes (X)
DIANE SALVATORE
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, CR MAGAZINE	45.0	0.0		$292,311	$0	$38,350			Yes (X)
HEATH GRAYSON
DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL	45.0	2.0		$292,159	$0	$57,610			Yes (X)
WENDY WINTMAN
MGR.,LEGAL SVCS THRU 6/16/2017	45.0	0.0		$280,609	$0	$22,121			Yes (X)
EVON BECKFORD
SR. DIR., ELECTRONICS	0.0	0.0		$226,041	$0	$0				Yes (X)
HARLAN MARKS
SR. PRODUCT INFO SPEC.	0.0	0.0		$240,655	$0	$0				Yes (X)
MICHAEL ROSATO
SR. PRODUCT INFO SPEC.	0.0	0.0		$100,618	$0	$0				Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$5,843,056	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$672,209	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	357	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
GOOGLE INC
1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY	MOUNTAIN VIEW	CA	94043	SEARCH ENGINE MKTING	$8,952,069
EPAM SYSTEMS INC
41 UNIVERSITY DR SUITE 202	NEWTON	PA	18940	INFORMATION TECH.	$5,724,727
QUAD GRAPHICS
N61 W23044 HARRYS WAY	SUSSEX	WI	53089	PRINTING	$5,271,653
PWC ADVISORY SERVICES LLC
4040 W BOY SCOUT BLVD STE 400	NAPERVILLE	IL	60563	CONSULTING	$3,043,597
TELERX MARKETING INC
723 DRESHER ROAD	HORSHAM	PA	19044	MARKETING	$2,900,092

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	113	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$641,900	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$28,008,476	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$78,321	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$28,650,376	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
SUBSCRIPTION, NEWSSTAND & OTHER	511120	$100,385,068	$100,385,068
ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION SALES	519100	$104,685,876	$98,740,228	$5,945,648
TESTING REVENUE	541380	$301,650	$301,650

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$205,372,594	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,089,259	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,089,259	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$991,646	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$991,646	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$189,023	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$197,952	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	-$8,929	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$8,929	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$8,929	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$29,064,112	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$16,709,019	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$12,355,093	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$12,355,093	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$12,355,093	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$0	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$248,450,039	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$199,426,946	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$5,945,648	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$14,427,069	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$145,703	TotalAmt
Program Services	$145,703	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$75,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$75,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,162,227	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,292,938	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,869,289	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,326,622	TotalAmt
Program Services	$57,903,220	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,851,926	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,571,476	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,665,448	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,292,391	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,086,616	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$286,441	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,319,006	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,671,992	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,123,221	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$523,793	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,445,737	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,420,870	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$828,537	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$196,330	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,361,374	TotalAmt
Program Services	$575,450	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$766,400	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$19,524	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$486,595	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,781	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$472,814	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$432,058	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$432,058	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$472,348	TotalAmt
Management And General	$472,348	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,075,683	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,363,943	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,665,538	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$46,202	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,621,838	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,962,686	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,600	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$622,552	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,574,518	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,068,169	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$495,519	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,830	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,969,405	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,558,399	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$402,959	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,047	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$180,666	TotalAmt
Program Services	$180,666	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,990,060	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,715,185	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$255,034	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$19,841	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,644,315	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,367,798	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$191,549	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$84,968	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$465,467	TotalAmt
Program Services	$275,980	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$175,056	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,431	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,390,745	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,390,745	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,026,345	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,420,453	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$556,103	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$49,789	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$893,054	TotalAmt
Management And General	$893,054	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
POSTAGE AND SHIPPING	$29,105,683	$25,658,837	$16,175	$3,430,671
PRINTING AND PUBLICATION	$19,587,975	$17,425,046	$13,824	$2,149,105
ORDER PROCESSING	$17,864,072	$15,958,668	$509,428	$1,395,976
PRODUCT TESTING	$4,075,874	$4,075,874

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,656,308	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,607,181	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$884,206	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$164,921	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$253,014,126	TotalAmt
Program Services	$215,030,230	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,956,941	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,026,955	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$602,256	BOYAmt
EOY	$526,055	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,698,685	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,690,554	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,196,457	BOYAmt
EOY	$629,589	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,125,234	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,893,565	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,467,884	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,601,547	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,849,466	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,801,212	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$192,336,722	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$127,997,111	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$61,486,669	BOYAmt
EOY	$64,339,611	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$305,062,734	BOYAmt
EOY	$302,696,049	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,753,098	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,060,989	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$417,242,483	BOYAmt
EOY	$417,239,171	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,573,342	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,133,133	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$129,382,403	BOYAmt
EOY	$124,009,056	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$39,900,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$38,500,000	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,097,129	BOYAmt
EOY	$61,290,834	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$242,952,874	BOYAmt
EOY	$248,933,023	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$166,909,095	BOYAmt
EOY	$164,711,030	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,380,514	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,595,118	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$174,289,609	BOYAmt
EOY	$168,306,148	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$417,242,483	BOYAmt
EOY	$417,239,171	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$4,564,087	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$10,373,552	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$17,388,000	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$5,595,074	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$30,449,815	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$31,333,906	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$31,491,507	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$35,414,377	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$28,653,917	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$157,343,522	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$30,449,815	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$31,333,906	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$31,491,507	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$35,414,377	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$28,653,917	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$157,343,522	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$0	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$157,343,522	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,172,511	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,841,990	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,625,674	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,189,397	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,080,905	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,910,477	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$785,061	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,145,991	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,274,364	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,471,562	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,833,300	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,510,278	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$173,764,277	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$1,076,693,651	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.90550	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.92139	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART I, LINE 7	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ACCORDING TO THE BUSINESS MASTER FILE, CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. IS EXEMPT WITH THE IRS UNDER SECTION 509(A)(2). HOWEVER, TO SUPPORT THE USE OF SPECIAL 2% RULE FOR REPORTING CONTRIBUTIONS ON SCHEDULE B, THE ORGANIZATION HAS FILLED OUT PART II. THE PART II CALCULATION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct Lobbying		TotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying Expend		TotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose Expend		OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose Expend		TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable Amount		LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots Nontaxable		GrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx		TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx		TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
Volunteers	Yes (true)	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (true)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	Yes (true)	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Media Advertisements	$509	MediaAdvertisementsAmt
Mailings Members	Yes (true)	MailingsMembersInd
Mailings Members	$156,799	MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or Broadcast	Yes (true)	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Publications Or Broadcast	$328,897	PublicationsOrBroadcastAmt
Grants Other Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Grants Other Organizations	$25,000	GrantsOtherOrganizationsAmt
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (true)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$525,024	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	Yes (true)	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	$38,595	RalliesDemonstrationsAmt
Other Activities	false	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$1,074,824	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE C, PART II-B	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	LINE 1A: VOLUNTEERS TESTIFY BEFORE CONGRESS AND STATE LEGISLATURES; SPEAK AT PRESS CONFERENCES REGARDING STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION; LOBBY LEGISLATORS. LINE 1B - PAID STAFF OR MANAGEMENT: PLEASE SEE BELOW ACTIVITIES, AS STAFF AND MANAGEMENT ARE INCLUDED IN THOSE ACTIVITIES AND TOTALS. LINE 1C - MEDIA ADVERTISEMENTS: MEDIA SPACE PURCHASED IN PRINT AND RADIO. LINE 1D - MAILING TO MEMBERS, LEGISLATORS, OR THE PUBLIC: ACTION ALERTS TO THE PUBLIC. LINE 1E - PUBLICATIONS, OR PUBLISHED OR BROADCAST STATEMENTS: LOBBYING MESSAGES REGARDING LEGISLATION THAT APPEAR IN CONSUMER REPORTS AND ITS OTHER PUBLICATIONS. LINE1F - GRANTS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FOR LOBBING PURPOSES: GRANTS TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ON THE GROUND IN STATES WHERE WE ARE WORKING. LINE 1G - DIRECT CONTACT WITH LEGISLATORS, THEIR STAFFS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, OR LEGISLATIVE BODY: LETTERS; FACE-TO-FACE COMMUNICATIONS, EMAILS; TELEPHONE CALLS WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATORS, INCLUDING PREPARATION; TRAVEL TIME, LEGISLATIVE TESTIMONY. LINE 1H - RALLIES, DEMONSTRATIONS, SEMINARS, CONVENTIONS, SPEECHES, LECTURES, OR ANY SIMILAR MEANS: SPEECHES; RALLIES; CONFERENCES WHERE CR STAFF SUPPORTS OR OPPOSES STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION PUBLICLY.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$11,935,255	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$11,935,255	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$69,230,395	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$43,210,857	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$26,019,538	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$841,836	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$303,596	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$538,240	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$23,696,693	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$19,080,213	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$4,616,480	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$86,632,543	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$65,402,445	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$21,230,098	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$64,339,611	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$455,133	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (8 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
PENSION LIABILITY	$24,927,000
INSURANCE CLAIM SETTLEMENT LIABILITY	$16,375,000
CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY	$10,457,139
LIABILITY DERVIATIVE INSTRUMENT	$4,116,173
ASC 712 LIABILITY	$2,132,685
LIFETIME SUBSCRIBER LIABILITY	$1,272,000
CRUT LIABILITY	$1,036,357
OTHER DEFERRED	$519,347

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$61,290,834	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$264,167,000	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$10,373,553	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$5,594,341	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$15,967,894	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$248,199,106	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$447,463	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$196,530	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$250,933	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$248,450,039	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$252,773,000	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$8,976	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$8,976	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$252,764,024	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$447,463	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	-$197,361	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$250,102	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$253,014,126	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
RECONCILIATION OF REVENUE	SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2D UNREALIZED GAIN ON INTEREST RATE SWAP $ 1,706,992 PENSION RELATED CHARGES $ 4,317,434 CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS $ (430,085) -------------- $ 5,594,341 SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 4B RENTAL EXPENSES $ (197,952) OTHER ROUNDING $ 1,422 -------------- $ (196,530)
RECONCILIATION OF EXPENSES	SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2D CONSUMERS UNION ACTION FUND, INC. $ 8,951 TRUMAN AVENUE FOUNDATION, INC. $ 25 ------------- $ 8,976 SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 4B RENTAL EXPENSES $ (197,952) OTHER ROUNDING $ 591 ------------- $ (197,361)
SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2	FIN 48 UNCERTAINTY IN TAXES UNDER THE PROVISION OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, CONSUMER REPORTS [CR] IS EXEMPT FROM TAXES ON INCOME, EXCEPT FOR UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. FOR THE YEARS ENDED MAY 31, 2018 AND 2017, PROVISIONS FOR INCOME TAXES WERE $889,000 AND $745,000, RESPECTIVELY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC 740, INCOME TAXES, CR EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITION AND DETERMINED THAT ALL ARE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. ACCORDINGLY, CR BELIEVES THAT THERE ARE NO UNRECOGNIZED BENEFITS OR APPLICABLE INTEREST AND PENALTIES THAT SHOULD BE RECORDED. CR'S TAX RETURNS FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED MAY 31, 2015, 2016 AND 2017 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Program Services	PUBLICATION INFO.	$1,051,863
North America	Program Services	PUBLICATION INFO.	$569,312
North America	Program Services	GRANTMAKING	$75,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent	$1,696,175	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$1,696,175	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	North America	RegionTxt
Purpose Of Grant	FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITIZEN LAB AT THE MUNK SCHOOL OF GLOBAL AFFAIRS, UNIV OF TORONTO, TO SUPPORT THE SECURITY PLANNER RESEARCH PROJECT.	PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant	$75,000	CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	WIRE TRANS.	MannerOfCashDisbursementTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	false	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN (F) AND PART II, LINE 1	THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING WAS USED IN PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN (F) AND PART II, LINE 1.
PART II - GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE US	GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT PROGRAM AND FINANCIAL REPORTS AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROJECT, INCLUDING A LIST OF GRANT-RELATED EXPENDITURES, AND A SUMMARY OF DELIVERABLES AND PROJECT RESULTS. THE TIMING OF THE REPORTS IS DETERMINED ACCORDING TO A SCHEDULE CONTAINED IN AN EXECUTED SUB - GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN CR AND THE GRANTEE.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (true)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
GIFT STRATEGIES LLC
1539 FALL RIVER AVE SUITE 3	SEEKONK	MA	02771	SEE PART IV	false	$180,741	-$180,741
MAL WARWICK ASSOCIATES INC
2550 NINTH STREET SUITE 103	BERKLEY	CA	94710	SEE PART IV	false	$126,836	-$126,836
STELTER
10435 New York Avenue	DES MOINES	IA	50322	SEE PART IV	false	$54,287	-$54,287
IMPACT COMMUNICATIONS INC
735 8TH STREET SE FLOOR 2	WASHINGTON DC	DC	20003	SEE PART IV	false	$33,853	-$33,853
TOM GAFFNY CONSULTING
71 CLIFF ROAD	WELLESLEY	MA	02481	SEE PART IV	false	$28,454	-$28,454
STEENHUYSEN ASSOCIATES
1539 Fall River Ave Suite 3	SEEKONK	MA	02771	SEE PART IV	false	$7,877	-$7,877

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	$432,048	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	-$432,048	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2B - HIGHEST PAID FUNDRAISER ACTIVITIES	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FUNDRAISER: GIFT STRATEGIES LLC ACTIVITY: PLANNED GIVING PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP CONSULTING FUNDRAISER: MAL WARWICK & ASSOCIATES INC ACTIVITY: STRATEGIC CONSULTING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR ONLINE FUNDRAISING FUNDRAISER: STELTER ACTIVITY: CREATIVE STRATEGY & EXECUTION OF DONOR NEWSLETTER PACKAGE AND APPEAL LETTER FUNDRAISER: IMPACT COMMUNICATIONS INC ACTIVITY: DONOR STEWARDSHIP STRATEGY CONSULTING FUNDRAISER: TOM GAFFNY CONSULTING ACTIVITY: STRATEGIC AND CREATIVE CONSULTING ON DIRECT MAIL FUNDRAISING FUNDRAISER: STEENHUYSEN ASSOCIATES ACTIVITY: PLANNED GIVING PROGRAM ASSESSMENT	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA
1620 I STREET NW - SUITE 200	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	520880625	501(C)(3)	$80,000	STATE AND LOCAL GRANT SUPPORT
US PIRG EDUCATION FUND
600 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE 4TH FL	WASHINGTON	DC	20003	521384240	501(C)(3)	$25,000	SUPPORT FOR ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION WORK ON STATE AND FEDERAL CONSUMER PROTECTION ISSUES.
WIKIMEDIA NEW YORK CITY
PO BOX 1074	NEW YORK	NY	101631074	270520584	501(C)(3)	$25,000	TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE MEDICAL STUDENTS TO EDIT MEDICAL ARTICLES IN WIKIPEDIA.	GRAND CENTRAL STATION

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	3	Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROJECTS FOR FUNDING

THE CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROJECTS FOR FUNDING THROUGH THE COLSTON E. WARNE SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: - THE PROJECTS SHOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH CR'S MISSION TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO CONSUMERS ON GOODS, SERVICES, HEALTH AND PERSONAL FINANCE; AND TO INITIATE AND COOPERATE WITH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CONSUMERS. - THE PROJECTS SHOULD BE HIGH IMPACT PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE A SIGNIFICANT RETURN FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY INVESTED. THEY SHOULD BE RESULT-ORIENTED, AND HAVE TANGIBLE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. - THE ORGANIZATION SPONSORING THE PROJECT SHOULD HAVE A CLEAR PLAN FOR DEVELOPING ALTERNATE SOURCES OF FUNDING, SO THAT THE PROJECT CAN BECOME SELF-SUPPORTING AND CONTINUE WHEN THE GRANT PERIOD ENDS. - IF POSSIBLE, THE PROJECTS SHOULD BE REPLICABLE, AND PROVIDE A MODEL FOR ORGANIZING AND ADVOCACY ON OTHER CONSUMER AND PUBLIC INTEREST ISSUES, OR IN OTHER LOCATIONS. - WE ARE ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE DIRECT BENEFITS TO LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY CONSUMERS. - WHERE POSSIBLE, PROJECTS SHOULD OBTAIN MATCHING FUNDS AND /OR LEVERAGE IN-KIND RESOURCES FROM OTHER SOURCES. - THE PROJECTS SHOULD MAKE SENSE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF THE OVERALL CONSUMER MOVEMENT. THEY SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO CAPACITY-BUILDING OF ORGANIZATIONS, AND HELP SUSTAIN THE CONSUMER MOVEMENT. - CR'S PURPOSES MUST BE MEASURED IN TERMS OF THE BENEFITS INDIRECTLY REALIZED BY THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS WHO ARE BETTER INFORMED OR BETTER SERVED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE WORK WHICH THE MONEY SUPPORTS. "(CONSUMER REPORTS, MARCH, 1958, P. 163)" - BECAUSE OUR FUNDS ARE LIMITED, OUR OPERATING STRATEGY IS TO IDENTIFY PROSPECTIVE GRANTEES AND INVITE THEM TO APPLY. MOST GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO PRE-SELECTED ORGANIZATIONS.

MONITORING GRANT FUNDS

GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT PROGRAM AND FINANCIAL REPORTS AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROJECT, INCLUDING A LIST OF GRANT-RELATED EXPENDITURES, AND A SUMMARY OF DELIVERABLES AND PROJECT RESULTS. THE TIMING OF THE REPORTS IS DETERMINED ACCORDING TO A SCHEDULE CONTAINED IN AN EXECUTED SUB - GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN CR AND THE GRANTEE.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (true)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (true)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
MARTA L TELLADO
PRESIDENT & CEO	$620,191	$36,300	$6,887	$45,000	$4,680	$713,058
STEVEN SCHWARTZ
VP & GEN. COUNSEL THRU 2/29/18	$386,197	$50,000	$1,709	$16,139	$30,798	$484,843
ERIC WAYNE
VP & CFO	$312,296	$10,000	$15,340	$30,971	$30,807	$399,414
LEONORA WIENER
SR. VP, BRAND & STRATEGY	$433,668	$15,000	$5,387	$42,736	$11,751	$508,542
LISA CRIBARI
VP, HUMAN RESOURCES	$300,533	$10,000	$5,544	$30,088	$20,959	$367,124
BRENT DIAMOND
VP, CONSUMER DATA & MKT OPS	$343,547	$11,963	$13,956	$35,314	$30,962	$435,742
JASON FOX
VP, CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER	$376,292	$15,000	$3,035	$36,654	$31,020	$462,001
LIAM MCCORMACK
VP, RESEARCH TESTING & INSIGHT	$366,154	$10,000	$2,632	$36,513	$20,958	$436,257
KIMBERLY STEHLE
VP, CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER	$349,175	$10,000	$2,340	$27,000	$4,245	$392,760
GWENDOLYN BOUNDS
VP, CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER	$347,918	$10,000	$2,987	$27,000	$20,911	$408,816
AL RIZZOTTI
DIR.,FAC. MGMT. THRU 5/23/2017	$71,311	$0	$265,301	$7,244	$12,378	$356,234
DIANE SALVATORE
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, CR MAGAZINE	$277,507	$9,819	$4,985	$27,000	$11,350	$330,661
HEATH GRAYSON
DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL	$283,547	$5,000	$3,612	$27,000	$30,610	$349,769
WENDY WINTMAN
MGR.,LEGAL SVCS THRU 6/16/2017	$51,583	$0	$229,026	$5,356	$16,765	$302,730
EVON BECKFORD
SR. DIR., ELECTRONICS	$0	$0	$226,041	$0	$0	$226,041	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
HARLAN MARKS
SR. PRODUCT INFO SPEC.	$0	$0	$240,655	$0	$0	$240,655	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL ROSATO
SR. PRODUCT INFO SPEC.	$0	$0	$100,618	$0	$0	$100,618	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART I, LINE 4A - SEVERANCE PAYMENTS

AL RIZZOTTI - $126,353 EVON BECKFORD - $226,041 HARLAN MARKS - $240,655 MICHAEL ROSATO - $100,618 WENDY WINTMAN - $136,405

PART I, LINE 7

COLUMN B (II) BONUS & INCENTIVE CONTRACTUAL DISCRETIONARY COMPENSATION BONUS (MERIT) MARTA TELLADO $36,300 $16,300 $20,000 STEPHEN SCHWARTZ $50,000 $50,000 ERIC WAYNE $10,000 $10,000 LEONORA WIENER $15,000 $15,000 LISA CRIBARI $10,000 $10,000 BRENT DIAMOND $11,963 $11,963 JASON FOX $15,000 $15,000 LIAM MCCORMACK $10,000 $10,000 KIMBERLY STEHLE $10,000 $10,000 GWENDOLYN BOUNDS $10,000 $10,000 PETER DIRENZO $11,000 $11,000 HEATH GRAYSON $5,000 $5,000 DIANE SALVATORE $9,819 $9,819

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CITY OF YONKERS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN	521294255	BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP	986083BN2	CUSIPNum
Bond Issued	2005-12-22	BondIssuedDt
Issue Price	$47,300,000	IssuePriceAmt
Purpose	MULTI-MODAL CIVAL FACILITY REVENUE	PurposeDesc
Defeased	false	DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing	false	PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Retired	$8,800,000	RetiredAmt
Bond Defeased	$0	BondDefeasedAmt
Total Proceeds	$47,300,000	TotalProceedsAmt
In Reserve Fund	$0	InReserveFundAmt
Capitalized Interest	$0	CapitalizedInterestAmt
Refunding Escrow	$0	RefundingEscrowAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds	$560,305	IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Credit Enhancement	$1,066,734	CreditEnhancementAmt
Working Capital Expenditures	$0	WorkingCapitalExpendituresAmt
Capital Expenditures	$9,980,132	CapitalExpendituresAmt
Other Spent Proceeds	$35,692,829	OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Unspent	$0	UnspentAmt
Current Refunding	Yes (true)	CurrentRefundingInd
Advance Refunding	false	AdvanceRefundingInd
Final Allocation Made	Yes (true)	FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec Maint	Yes (true)	AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property	false	OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements	false	AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop	Yes (true)	MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Engage Bond Counsel Contracts	false	EngageBondCounselContractsInd
Any Research Agreements	false	AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Private Bus Use By Others	0.00068	PrivateBusUseByOthersPct
Private Bus Concerning UBI	0.02893	PrivateBusConcerningUBIPct
Total Private Business Use	0.02961	TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test	false	BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop	false	ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Remedial Action Taken	false	RemedialActionTakenInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond Remdtd	Yes (true)	ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed	false	Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet	false	RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate	Yes (true)	ExceptionToRebateInd
Variable Rate Issue	Yes (true)	VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec	Yes (true)	HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd

Hedge Provider Name HedgeProviderName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MORGAN STANLEY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Term Of Hedge	30.5	TermOfHedgePct
Superintegrated Hedge	false	SuperintegratedHedgeInd
Hedge Terminated	false	HedgeTerminatedInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC	false	GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd

GIC Provider Name GICProviderName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	0	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Proceeds Invested	false	GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs	false	WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action	false	ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 11 - OTHER SPENT PROCEEDS	$35,045,813 OF BOND PROCEEDS WERE USED TO REFUND BONDS ISSUED IN 1989, 1991, AND 1995. ISSUER FEE, TITLE INSURANCE, STATE BOND ISSUANCE CHARGE, SURVEY AND RECORDING FEES: $647,016
PART III, LINE 9 - ESTABLISHMENT OF WRITTEN PROCEDURES	ON MAY 31, 2015, CR IMPLEMENTED A PROCESS TO MONITOR PRIVATE BUSINESS USE OF THE FACILITY. IN ADDITION, CR CONDUCTED A REVIEW OF THE PAST 5 YEARS OF THE FACILITY USE AND DETERMINED THAT NO PRIVATE USE OF THE FACILITY HAD OCCURRED THAT WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW POLICY.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Works Of Art		WorksOfArtGrp
Art Historical Treasures		ArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterestGrp
Books And Publications		BooksAndPublicationsGrp
Clothing And Household Goods		ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other Vehicles		CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual Property		IntellectualPropertyGrp

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	12	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$78,321	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FAIR MARKET VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts		SecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib Other		QualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate Other		RealEstateOtherGrp
Collectibles		CollectiblesGrp
Food Inventory		FoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical Supplies		DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
Taxidermy		TaxidermyGrp
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE M, PART I, COLUMN (B)	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE NUMBER 12 REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF GIFT ITEMS OR CONTRIBUTORS THAT DONATED OF PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES RECEIVED BY CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. IN 2017. EACH GIFT ITEM OR CONTRIBUTOR HAS EITHER ONE OR MULTIPLE SHARES OF OF PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES THAT WERE DONATED TO THE ORGANIZATION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	CONSUMERS INFORMATION: CONSUMER REPORTS PUBLISHES AND DISSEMINATES INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO CONSUMERS REGARDING TOPICS SUCH AS CONSUMER GOODS, SERVICES, HEALTH AND PERSONAL FINANCE IN ORDER TO EFFECT IT'S EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE. THE NUMBER OF PAID SUBSCRIBERS FOR EACH AS OF 5/31/18 INCLUDE CONSUMER REPORTS MAGAZINE 3,388,677; CONSUMER REPORTS ON HEALTH 565,114; AND CR ONLINE 2,824,074. CONSUMER REPORTS DOES NOT ACCEPT OUTSIDE ADVERTISING IN ANY OF ITS PUBLICATIONS. IN ADDITION, CONSUMER REPORTS DISSEMINATES CONSUMER INFORMATION THROUGH OTHER PRINT, RADIO, TELEVISION, ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA. PRODUCT INFORMATION: CONSUMER REPORTS CONDUCTS INDEPENDENT AND IMPARTIAL TESTS AND ANALYSES ON A WIDE RANGE OF CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, SUCH AS ELECTRONICS, APPLIANCES, HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS, INSURANCE, RECREATIONAL GOODS, AND CARS. THE TESTS AND SURVEYS EVALUATE HOW THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PERFORM AND EDUCATE CONSUMERS ON THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY ARE CONVENIENT, SAFE, AND ECONOMICAL. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED 5/31/18, CONSUMER REPORTS CONDUCTED TESTS AND EVALUATIONS ON MORE THAN 2,700 MODELS OF VARIOUS CONSUMER PRODUCTS, MAKING USE OF ABOUT 60 LABORATORIES AND ITS AUTO TRACK. THE INFORMATION GATHERED AS RESULT OF THESE TESTS IS DISSEMINATED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY PROGRAMS: CONSUMER REPORTS IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF CONSUMERS AND PROMOTING A FAIRER, SAFER AND HEALTHIER WORLD. WE ARE AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS IN ORDER TO DRIVE A NEW ERA OF CONSUMER POWER AND PROTECTION. FOR MORE THAN 80 YEARS, WE HAVE BUILT A LEGACY OF TRUST AMONG CONSUMERS BY CONDUCTING RIGOROUS SCIENCE-BASED TESTING OF PRODUCTS, CHAMPIONING THE RIGHTS OF CONSUMERS IN THE HALLS OF GOVERNMENT, MOVING CORPORATE ACTORS TO PROVIDE CONSUMERS WITH GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND SAFETY, AND HELPING CONSUMERS TO NAVIGATE AN INCREASINGLY COMPLEX MARKETPLACE. ADDITIONALLY, CONSUMER REPORTS PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL FREE CONSUMER EDUCATION INFORMATION AS A PUBLIC SERVICE THROUGH ONLINE ADVICE, ADVOCACY EFFORTS, SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, AND OTHER EFFORTS. CONSUMER REPORTS' LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO EDUCATING CONSUMERS AND ADVOCATING FOR LAWS, POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT BENEFIT CONSUMERS IS EXEMPLIFIED BY OUR FY18 (JUNE 1, 2017 THROUGH MAY 31, 2018) ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SOME OF WHICH INCLUDE: REARVIEW CAMERAS NOW STANDARD IN EVERY NEW CAR - STARTING IN 2002 CONSUMER REPORTS MEASURED THE BLIND ZONES LOCATED BEHIND CARS AND LIGHT-DUTY TRUCKS. WE ALERTED CONSUMERS, AUTOMAKERS, AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO THE GROWING PROBLEMS WITH CARS' REAR VISIBILITY, POINTING TO THESE BLIND ZONES AND THE RISING NUMBER OF INJURIES AND DEATHS IN BACKOVER INCIDENTS. MANY OF THESE VICTIMS WERE SMALL CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY. CR ADVOCATED FOR A 2008 FEDERAL LAW THAT SAID THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MUST CREATE REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTOMAKERS TO INSTALL REARVIEW VISIBILITY EQUIPMENT IN EVERY NEW VEHICLE. WHEN REGULATORS REPEATEDLY DELAYED THE RULE, CR JOINED WITH FAMILIES OF BACKOVER VICTIMS AND SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS TO SUE THE GOVERNMENT IN ORDER TO STOP THE DELAYS. THE DAY BEFORE THE 2014 TRIAL, THE GOVERNMENT ENDED THE DELAY AND IMPLEMENTED THE REQUIREMENT TO BE PHASED IN OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. IN MAY 2018 THE IMPLEMENTATION WAS COMPLETED, AND NOW ALL NEW VEHICLES PRODUCED FOR SALE IN THE U.S. COME WITH REARVIEW CAMERAS AS STANDARD EQUIPMENT. SELF-DRIVING CARS - CR BELIEVES THAT SELF-DRIVING CARS HAVE GREAT POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY AND MOBILITY FOR CONSUMERS. HOWEVER, WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE EFFORTS BY MANUFACTURERS TO BRING THESE VEHICLES TO MARKET IN THE FUTURE WITHOUT THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ENSURE THEY ARE SAFE. WE ARE WORKING WITH LAWMAKERS IN CONGRESS TO IMPROVE PENDING LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ACCELERATE THE INTRODUCTION OF SELF-DRIVING CARS INTO THE MARKETPLACE. WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR STRONGER MEASURES TO BE ADDED TO THE LEGISLATION TO ENSURE THAT CONSUMER SAFETY COMES FIRST. CR HOSTED A RIDE-AND-DRIVE EVENT ON CAPITOL HILL IN WASHINGTON, DC TO DEMONSTRATE CARS FOR SALE TODAY THAT OFFER LIMITED DRIVER-ASSISTANCE FEATURES, AND DISCUSS THE CONCERNS SURROUNDING THE LEGISLATION AIMED AT THE FULLY SELF-DRIVING CARS OF THE FUTURE. A BIPARTISAN GROUP OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS TOOK PART IN THE CR DEMONSTRATION. EQUIFAX BREACH - WHEN THE CREDIT REPORTING BUREAU EQUIFAX ANNOUNCED A MASSIVE DATA BREACH IN 2017, CR CALLED ON THE COMPANY'S CEO TO IMPLEMENT A LIST OF PRIVACY AND SECURITY REFORMS. CR JOINED WITH CONSUMERS IMPACTED BY THE BREACH IN A PRESS CONFERENCE OUTSIDE EQUIFAX HEADQUARTERS IN ATLANTA, WHERE WE DELIVERED A PETITION WITH MORE THAN 180,000 SIGNATURES CALLING FOR REFORMS. EQUIFAX EXECUTIVES AGREED TO MEET WITH CR ADVOCATES AND ASKED FOR INPUT INTO THE COMPANY'S LATEST TOOLS AND INITIATIVES TO HELP CONSUMERS. FOOD SAFETY - IN JANUARY 2018 CR ISSUED AN ALERT FOR US CONSUMERS TO AVOID ROMAINE LETTUCE, CITING INVESTIGATIONS BY THE US AND CANADIAN GOVERNMENTS INTO AN E COLI OUTBREAK AND ITS POSSIBLE LINK TO ROMAINE. CR URGED THE US GOVERNMENT TO STEP UP ITS INVESTIGATIONS AND FOLLOW THE LEAD OF THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT, WHICH HAD ALREADY WARNED THE PUBLIC OF THE RISK. THE CDC AND FDA ANNOUNCED IN APRIL THAT THE OUTBREAK HAD ENDED. CONCERNS ABOUT ROMAINE HAVE PERSISTED INTO FY19. IN SEPTEMBER 2017 CR AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS RELEASED THE ANNUAL "CHAIN REACTION" REPORT ON THE USE OF ANTIBIOTICS IN MEAT SERVED BY FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS. THE 2017 REPORT FOUND THAT MOST OF THE TOP 25 FAST FOOD CHAINS HAD MADE PROGRESS IN RESTRICTING THE USE OF ANTIBIOTICS IN THE CHICKEN THEY SERVED, BUT FEW HAD TAKEN STEPS TO LIMIT THE USE IN BEEF AND PORK. CR HAS LONG ADVOCATED AGAINST THE OVERUSE OF MEDICALLY-IMPORTANT ANTIBIOTICS IN FOOD-PRODUCING ANIMALS, IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE ANTIBIOTICS FOR TREATING DEADLY SUPERBUGS IN HUMANS. PRIVACY - IN FY17 CR INTRODUCED A DIGITAL STANDARD TO EVALUATE THE PRIVACY AND SECURITY ELEMENTS OF CONNECTED PRODUCTS, AND WE ISSUED OUR FIRST PRODUCT EVALUATIONS IN FY18. WE FOUND THAT CERTAIN SAMSUNG AND ROKU SMART TVS HAD SECURITY FLAWS THAT LEFT THE PRODUCTS VULNERABLE TO HACKING, AND SAMSUNG EVENTUALLY FIXED THIS FLAW. IN CALIFORNIA WE WORKED WITH STATE LAWMAKERS ON A NEW LAW TO PROVIDE ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTIONS FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS. AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, WE CALLED ON REGULATORS AND LAWMAKERS TO STEP UP AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT CONSUMER DATA IN THE WAKE OF THE FACEBOOK-CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA SCANDAL. NET NEUTRALITY - CR IS A LONGTIME ADVOCATE FOR NET NEUTRALITY -- THE PRINCIPLE THAT INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS SHOULD TREAT ALL NETWORK TRAFFIC ON THE INTERNET EQUALLY, WITHOUT DISCRIMINATING OR CHARGING DIFFERENTLY AMONG CONSUMERS, CONTENT PROVIDERS, OR PLATFORMS. WHEN THE FCC VOTED IN 2017 TO ELIMINATE ITS NET NEUTRALITY RULES, CR ADVOCATED FOR A RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE US SENATE TO OVERTURN THE FCC'S DECISION AND RESTORE THE RULES. THIS RESOLUTION MUST STILL BE APPROVED BY THE US HOUSE AND SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT TO TAKE EFFECT. SEPARATELY, CR WORKED IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO HELP WIN APPROVAL OF A LAW TO RESTORE NET NEUTRALITY PROTECTIONS FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS. THE US DEPARTMENT OF THE JUSTICE IS SEEKING TO BLOCK THAT LAW, AND WE CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR NET NEUTRALITY IN FY19. FUEL ECONOMY - AS EPA AND NHTSA MOVED FORWARD ON A PLAN TO ROLL BACK THE NATION'S CURRENT STANDARDS FOR AUTOMOBILE FUEL ECONOMY AND EMISSIONS, CR SPOKE OUT IN OPPOSITION TO THE PLAN AND URGED THE GOVERNMENT TO PRESERVE THE STANDARDS. CR ANALYSIS SHOWS HOW THE STANDARDS HAVE IMPROVED MILEAGE IN A VARIETY OF CARS AND TRUCKS, WHICH HELPS CONSUMERS SAVE MONEY AT THE GAS PUMP, AND IT IMPROVES PUBLIC HEALTH BY REDUCING POLLUTION. CR SURVEYS FIND STRONG SUPPORT FOR IMPROVED FUEL ECONOMY AMONG US CONSUMERS. FURNITURE TIPOVERS - EVERY 17 MINUTES IN THE US, A PERSON IS INJURED WHEN FURNITURE, A TV, OR APPLIANCE TIPS OVER. THE FURNITURE INDUSTRY ONLY HAS VOLUNTARY STANDARDS TO PREVENT TIPOVERS. IN FY18 CR PUBLISHED A YEAR-LONG INVESTIGATION INTO FURNITURE TIPOVERS, INCLUDING TESTS OF 24 DIFFERENT DRESSERS REPRESENTING A CROSS-SECTION OF THE MARKET. WE ANALYZED THOUSANDS OF TIPOVER INCIDENT REPORTS OBTAINED FROM THE CPSC, AND WE INTERVIEWED PARENTS OF CHILDREN KILLED IN TIPOVER INCIDENTS, SAFETY ADVOCATES, AND INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES. WE FOUND THE CURRENT VOLUNTARY STANDARDS ARE NOT ADEQUATE, AND OUR TESTS SHOW THAT IT IS FEASIBLE FOR COMPANIES TO DESIGN A DRESSER AT VARIOUS PRICES THAT IS SAFER AND MORE STABLE. WE ARE WORKING WITH COMPANIES AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO IMPROVE THE STANDARDS AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT HOW TO AVOID DEADLY TIPOVERS.
PERSONAL FINANCE -	FEDERAL POLICYMAKERS ARE WORKING ON SEVERAL FRONTS TO ROLL BACK REGULATIONS FOR BANKS, LENDERS, AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. CR IS PUSHING TO PRESERVE CONSUMER PROTECTIONS PROVIDED BY THE DODD-FRANK FINANCIAL REFORM LAW AND CARRIED OUT BY AGENCIES SUCH AS THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU. WE ARE ALSO WORKING TO PRESERVE AND ADVANCE LENDING RULES SET BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO CURB ABUSES BY FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES, AS THE CURRENT LEADERSHIP OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SEEKS TO WEAKEN OR ELIMINATE THESE PROTECTIONS FOR STUDENTS. MERGERS - CR TESTIFIED BEFORE CONGRESS ABOUT T-MOBILE'S BID FOR SPRINT, TELLING LAWMAKERS THAT THE PROPOSAL WOULD END THE VIGOROUS COMPETITION THAT EXISTS BETWEEN THE TWO WIRELESS PROVIDERS, AND THAT LACK OF COMPETITION COULD LEAD TO HIGHER PRICES FOR CONSUMERS. THE MERGER IS UNDER FEDERAL REVIEW. CR URGED FEDERAL REGULATORS TO REJECT AT&T'S BID FOR TIME WARNER, WHICH WOULD COMBINE ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST VIDEO AND WIRELESS PROVIDERS WITH ONE OF ITS LARGEST CONTENT PRODUCERS, AND CR SAID THAT COULD HARM COMPETITION AND CONSUMER CHOICE. THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUED TO BLOCK THE DEAL, AND A JUDGE RULED AGAINST JUSTICE TO ALLOW THE MERGER TO PROCEED. THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS NOW APPEALING THAT DECISION. CR RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROPOSED MERGER BETWEEN THE MEDIA COMPANIES SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP AND TRIBUNE MEDIA, SAYING THE COMBINATION WOULD HAVE ALLOWED ONE COMPANY TO OWN TV STATIONS REACHING NEARLY THREE-QUARTERS OF THE COUNTRY. CR SAID THIS LEVEL OF CONSOLIDATION WOULD HAVE HARMED COMPETITION AND THE DIVERSITY OF MEDIA VOICES, AND THE COMPANY'S INCREASED POWER AND LEVERAGE OVER TV PROGRAMMING COULD HAVE LED TO HIGHER PRICES FOR CONSUMERS. THE FCC REFERRED THE MERGER TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE FOR REVIEW, AND TRIBUNE WITHDREW FROM THE DEAL. CHANGES TO GOVERNING DOCUMENTS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 CHANGES TO GOVERNING DOCUMENTS CR REVISED ITS BYLAWS TO DEFINE "MEMBER" FOR NEW YORK NOT-FOR-PROFIT LAW PURPOSES TO MEAN ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A PAID MEMBER OF THE CONSUMER REPORTS MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM AS OF THE RECORD DATE. MEMBERS, STOCKHOLDERS FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 6 AND 7A CONSUMER REPORTS IS A NEW YORK STATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION. THE MEMBERS FOR NEW YORK NOT-FOR-PROFIT LAW PURPOSES ARE ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A PAID MEMBERSHIP TO THE CONSUMER REPORTS MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM. MEMBERS CAN ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS; ADOPT, AMEND OR REPEAL THE BY-LAWS OF THE CORPORATION; CALL A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; AND EXERCISE SUCH OTHER POWERS AS ARE PROVIDED BY LAW.
FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS	Form 990, PART VI, LINE 11 THE 990 IS PREPARED UTILIZING THE ASSISTANCE OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM, KPMG. THE RELATED SERVICES FROM KPMG ARE APPROVED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AS PART OF THE AUDIT APPROVAL PROCESS. AFTER THE 990 IS PREPARED BY CR FINANCE DEPARTMENT WITH COORDINATION WITH KPMG, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE CONTROLLER AND CFO BEFORE IT IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. A COPY OF THE 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO ITS FILING.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMPLIANCE PROCESS	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C CONSUMER REPORTS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT AND SIGN A DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND ATTESTATION OF COMPLIANCE EACH YEAR. BOARD MEMBERS' FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD; STAFF MEMBERS' FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY AN OUTSIDE INDEPENDENT REVIEWER. ANY CONFLICTS WILL BE ADDRESSED WITH THE APPLICABLE BOARD OR STAFF MEMBER, WITH UNRESOLVED CONFLICTS ADDRESSED BY THE APPROPRIATE CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMMITTEE. REMEDIES FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST INCLUDE RECUSAL FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE MATTER GIVING RISE TO THE CONFLICT, DISPOSING OF AN INVESTMENT, TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR RESIGNATION.
PROCESS FOR DETERMINING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION	FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 15A AND 15B THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION PROVIDED TO CR'S PRESIDENT AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE STAFF TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE CONSISTENT WITH CR'S MISSION, ARE DESIGNED TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE HIGH LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP TALENT NEEDED TO ACHIEVE CR'S OPERATING PLANS, AND ARE COMPLIANT WITH LAW. TO THAT END, THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE (1) RECOMMENDS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPENSATION PLANS AND PAY LEVELS FOR THE PRESIDENT, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT PEER GROUP PRACTICES AND ANY SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS, AS WELL AS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS; (2) REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE STAFF TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE IRS INTERMEDIATE SANCTION REQUIREMENTS; AND (3) REVIEWS AND APPROVES (A) FOR EXECUTIVES REPORTING DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDENT, ANY PROPOSED COMPENSATION INCREASE FOR THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION FOR ANY NEW HIRE AND (B) FOR EXECUTIVES NOT REPORTING DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDENT, (I) ANY PROPOSED COMPENSATION INCREASE THAT EXCEEDS THE ANNUAL SALARY INCREASE GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY HUMAN RESOURCES AND (II) THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION FOR ANY NEW EXECUTIVE HIRE THAT EXCEEDS THE MARKET MEDIAN AS REPORTED IN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION STUDIES CONDUCTED BY A THIRD PARTY EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION ON THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION PLANS AND PAY LEVELS IS VOTED ON BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE FOREGOING COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY RECORDED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S MINUTES. THE FOREGOING PROCESS FOR ESTABLISHING COMPENSATION FOR THE INDICATED PERSONS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN APRIL OF 2018.
PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 CONSUMER REPORTS'S ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEBSITE, WWW.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG. OUR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FORM 1023, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENTS	PART XI, LINE 8 CR ADOPTED ASC TOPIC, REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS (ASC 606) WITH A DATE OF INITIAL APPLICATION OF JUNE 1, 2017 UTILIZING THE MODIFIED RETROSPECTIVE METHOD, BY RECOGNIZING THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF INITIALLY APPLYING ASC 606 TO THE OPENING NET ASSETS BALANCE AT JUNE 1, 2017. AS A RESULT, $17,388,000 OF DEFERRED PROMOTIONAL COSTS WAS WRITTEN OFF AS AN ADJUSTMENT TO NET ASSETS. OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCE PART XI, LINE 9 UNREALIZED GAIN INTEREST RATE SWAP $ 1,706,992 PENSION RELATED CHANGES $ 4,317,434 CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENT $ (430,085) ROUNDING $ 732 ----------------- TOTAL OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES $ 5,595,073

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